Recounts the ends of twenty-four singers and musicians who died in airplane crashes, and examines why the crashes occurred
Includes index
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and "The Big Bopper" : That'll be the day -- Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins : And then goodbye -- Otis Redding and The Bar-Kays : I have nothing to live for -- Jim Croce and Maury Meuhleisen : There never seems to be enough time -- Ronnie Van Zant, Steve and Cassie Gaines : If I leave here tomorrow -- Ricky Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band : To smile and do my show -- Stevie Ray Vaughan : The writing's on the wall -- John Denver : Sing with the wind -- Aaliyah : One in a million -- Joe Dan Petty : Grinderswitch/Allman Brothers Guitar Tech -- Steve Canady : Ozark Mountain Daredevils -- Walter Hyatt : Uncle Walt's Band -- Bill Graham : Impressario -- The Reba McEntire Band -- Dean Paul "Dino" Martin : Dino, Desi and Billy -- Kyu Sakamoto : Singer -- Stan Rogers : Folk singer -- Keith Green : Christian singer -- John Felton : The Diamonds -- Randy Rhoads : Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot -- Jud Strunk : Singer/songwriter/comedian -- Bill Chase : Jazz trumpet -- Jim Reeves : Singer -- Harold "David" Box : The Crickets